30 Years of Habitat Improvement

Ben PageLake Habitat Section Chief

Division of Habitat Management

*Graeb, South Dakota State University

*Graeb, South Dakota State University

Spawning/Nesting

Juvenile Cover

Ambush Cover

Foraging

Refuge

Structural Fish Habitat

Structure Program History

Structure Type and Placement

Georgia Cube Hybrid

Spider Block

Illinois Shelbyville Cube

Kentucky Seuss Tree

Fishiding

Mossback

Pond King

Stumps

Rock RubbleReefs

Brush BundleLk. Havasu, AZ

PABrushBox

www.fishandboat.com/Resource/Habitat/Pages/LakeImprovementPlans

Project Plan Map

Short Vertical Plank Structure (SVP or Shorty)

Short Vertical Plank Structure (SVP or Shorty)

Drawdown Opportunities

Black Willow Growth During Drawdown

Black Willow Growth During Drawdown

Minsi Lake Large Scale Fish Habitat ProjectNorthampton County, PA

Post Clusters

Spider Humps

The Crew

Turtle BaskingPlatforms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0woldAqcv8

Questions?Ben Page

Lake Habitat Section Chief

Division of Habitat Management

bepage@pa.gov